CFL: 1st season

Stamps: 1st season

Acquired                                                                                                                                                    

Signed as a free agent on Jan. 23, 2023.

Pro path

Lewis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints on May 2, 2016. He played 34 games over three seasons (2016-18) with the Saints before signing with the Detroit Lions on Mar. 19, 2019. He was released by the Lions at the conclusion of 2019 training camp. Lewis re-signed with the Saints on Jan. 27, 2020, and was waived on Aug. 2, 2020. He signed with the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 16, 2020, and waived with an injury settlement on Sept. 4, 2020. Lewis was added to the New Orleans practice squad on Oct. 8, 2020, and later activated for five games. The Saints waived Lewis on Aug. 21, 2021, and he joined the Miami Dolphins practice squad on Dec. 13, 2021. Lewis played two games for the Dolphins. In 41 career regular-season contests in the NFL, Lewis has 48 punt returns for 408 yards and 28 kickoff returns for 640 yards as well as 22 catches for 264 yards and two touchdowns and nine carries for 49 yards. He has also appeared in four playoff games.

College           

Lewis played 48 games over five years (2011-15) at Northern Illinois. He was redshirted in 2014 after missing 12 games due to injury. Lewis finished his career with the Huskies ranking second in school history in kickoff-return yards (1,673), fifth in receptions (172) and sixth in all-purpose yards (4,068). Lewis had 18 career touchdowns – 11 receiving, three rushing and four on kickoff returns. He earned first-team all-Mid-American Conference honours in 2013 after making 86 catches for 715 yards and three touchdowns and returning 11 kickoffs for 312 yards and one major.

Personal

Lewis played his senior season at William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and had 31 catches for 595 yards and seven touchdowns for the Panthers. He previously attended Palm Beach Lakes High School. As a member of the New Orleans Saints, Lewis was involved in a controversial play during the 2018 National Football League championship game as Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman was not penalized for a hit and early contact on intended receiver Lewis. The following season, the league introduced a rule that allowed coaches to challenge for pass interference.